A big thank you to Apple Motor Inn in Hastings for generously providing us with spacious lodgings for the night: www.applemotorinn.co.nz

Our gratitude also to Clive Motel: www.clivemotel.co.nz

Looking dangerous

Our next ceremony took place in a school church

Wishing for peace on earth

The principal had just returned from Italy, to observe the canonisation of Australian nun Mary MacKillop who founded this school

A fond farewell...

Back on the road...

A tourist from Germany pulled over for a look at the torch

We were warmly welcomed to Kotemari school, which had joined with a neighbouring school to meet us

The students decorated a tree with poems and artwork about peace

About to read a poem from the heart

Kids sharing their aspirations for a better world

Our hands got a bit sore by the end of the day...

"How many fingers am I holding up?"

From the garden of nature....

...to the playground of man

A moment of silence before our next school presentation

Traditional Maori statues are common in this part of the country

Hands up if you like harmony?

Enjoying a cuppa or two

We ran into Breviss from Bike On who has helped to bring cycling tracks and equipment to lower income schools.

Testing out the new track

Grace Ormond received the Torch-Bearer Award for her dedication to conserving the environment

A traditional Maori dance (haka)

Watch out for the big waves...

A meeting with Natasha Knox from More FM radio station, which has covered our progress up and down the country

In Napier posing with Pania of the Reef, an important figure in local Maori folklore

– Tom

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Distance: 160 km

Team Members:
Uddipan Brown (New Zealand), Apaguha Vesely (Czech Republic), Becky Xerri (Wales), Pragunya Daly (New Zealand), Shumbhani Juarez (Guatemala), Tom McGuire (New Zealand), Nelson Myers (New Zealand), Sean Abbott (Fiji), Kallola Brown (New Zealand), Shobhavati Davies (New Zealand), Malyavati Klapper (New Zealand), Suradhuni Anderson (New Zealand), Nandana Lynn (Canada), Preetidutta Thorpe (New Zealand), Ishvaradatta Paschke (Australia), Moksa Wade (New Zealand)

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